And finally, this one comes from the last page of the May 2009 Better Homes and Gardens. It's what is behind the headboard that caught my eye: Erin Diegel from Arizona upholstered her wall behind the bed:

Don't you just love this look? She explains how she did it~I even typed it up for you, straight off the BHG p. 240 :) Oh, and side note~I loved that little mirror above the bed, found out it's from Anthropologie.

"She and her mom started by cutting batting to fit over three plywood panels. (Use 3/8 inch-thick board) Next they wrapped the boards in a budget fabric, pulling it tight and stapling it to the back. Erin dressed up the seams with upholstery nailheads. Wherever she drilled in a screw to secure the panels to the wall, she cut the spike off a nail and glued the head over the screw. Erin helped her mom make an upholstered headboard with the same technique."

I hope you are as inspired as I was~keep your eyes peeled in your thrifting and yard-saling for these hidden gems!Happy Thursday~

Oh, my gosh! Those girls are so talented!!! I love the outdoor message board. And to take an old headboard and make it into a bench is another incredible idea. I wish I was handy like that! Thanks for sharing...

Oh, we are sooooo on the same page ! I saw that page in BH&G and was impressed. I also saw an ornate full size headboard at the Goodwill last week and I'm so anxious to do what Karla did. Fabulous bench.

Thanks so much for this post! I stumbled upon the bench made from a headboard a few weeks back but couldn't remember where. I recently picked up a headboard from a thrift store that I was planning to refinish for my son's room. My husband found a headboard (and matching footboard) that would be perfect for our daughter's room (with some TLC of course!)... so, after sanding away on my son's, I ended up running across a steal of a deal on a bunk bed set and got him that instead. That left me one partially finished headboard that needed a purpose. I remembered the bench but could NOT find the right blog. I wanted to show my hubby. Thanks!!

Okay, when I first opened this post I thought "BBQ Tonight" was actually written at the foot of someone's bed. My mind went immediately to when Michael, from The Office, came into work with a burnt foot due to making his breakfast in bed with a George Foreman grill. Hee-hee!All these ideas are lovely.

Love the ideas. I have a bunk bed from when my Dad was a little boy and it broke recently. I don't want to get rid of it so I may have to use one of these ideas. Now on the fabric walls-every time I saw this technique on Trading Spaces-my thought was-I have so much to do already who is coming over to vac. my walls. : )